Based on Darger’s writings, ‘Bughouse’ premieres at the Vineyard Theater in New York until March 29th

Michael Boruch was a Photography professor, and I was able to film with him in his lab while he showed us his original negatives, describing how, as a student in the 70s, he made a photographic record of Henry Darger’s room on Webster Ave., Chicago.  As one of the core group of Chicago art students who visited the…

There’s a fascinating Darger event taking place at the Trinkhall Museum from April 24-26, 2024 at Trinkhall Museum in Liège, Belgium, featuring Xavier Mauméjean author of the biography ‘Henry Darger: Dans Les Royaumes de L’Irréel’, and translator Anne-Sylvie Homassel (who translated our documentary ‘Revolutions of the Night: The Enigma of Henry Darger’). Mauméjean’s biography –…

https://www.facebook.com/events/238557898795948/ Certain to be an intriguing conversation about Henry Darger – Intuit CEO Debra Kerr talking to Philippe Cohen Solal about his fascination for the artist’s work, his Darger-inspired album and his podcast project OUTSIDER. Today June 9 at 7pm CEST

Paris has long been a centre for Henry Darger activity, not least in 2021 with the publication of Xavier Mauméjean’s insightful biography ‘Henry Darger: Dans Les Royaumes de L’Irréel’, and Philippe Cohen Solal’s outstanding ‘Outsider’ album, podcast series and events at the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris. There’s more Darger-inspired activity this month, at Paris…

From ¡YA BASTA! Records: Last episode of the podcast series OUTSIDER, the amazing story of Henry Darger Mark Stokes is a filmmaker based in London whose documentary on Henry Darger, Revolutions of the Night, was instrumental in explaining who Henry Darger really was to a wider audience. In the final episode of this series, we…

Xavier Mauméjean’s French biography of Henry Darger, ‘Dans les royaumes de l’irréel’ or ‘In the Realms of the Unreal’ is excellent. It would be a mistake to see the book as only of interest to a French-speaking audience. Despite the title of the biography, with its focus on Darger’s epic fantasy, the ‘Realms’ – Mauméjean’s sources…

OUTSIDER is a seven-part podcast series about Henry Darger, his life, his art and his legacy. Musician Philippe Cohen Solal explores Darger’s work in conversation with scholars, artists and art curators. This is the first episode of the English version, following up on the French-language series of the same name.

Paris is the centre of Henry Darger-related activity at the moment – this event on Monday 12.4.21. premieres the new short film Outsider, inspired by Henry Darger, by Pascal Gary & Philippe Cohen Solal. Live from the MAM in Paris, in partnership with the Intuit Center of Chicago.

First impressions: The opening chapters of Xavier Mauméjean’s French-language biography ‘Henry Darger: Dans Les Royaumes de L’Irréel’ are compelling. Mauméjean’s love for Darger’s work is self-evident, and his approach thoughtful and evocative. Mauméjean draws on a wide range of writings including Darger’s autobiography, diary, and documents like ‘Predictions and Threats‘, rather than focusing exclusively on ‘In the Realms…